''The Samaja'' is an
Odia
Odia, also spelled Oriya or Odiya, may refer to:
* Odia people in Odisha, India
* Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family
* Odia alphabet, a writing system used for the Odia languag ...
daily newspaper published in
Cuttack,
Odisha, India; started in 1919, it is one of the oldest papers in India.
Gopabandhu Das, a prominent
freedom fighter and
social work
Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social work ...
er started it as a weekly from
Satyabadi
Satyabadi (Sl. No.: 109) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Satyabadi block and Kanas block.
Elected Members
Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2009.
Elected members from the Satya ...
in
Puri district of Odisha to facilitate the freedom struggle and to revive the moribund
Odia language. Under his leadership, and with the support of local people, the paper grew into prominence. In 1928, just before the death of Das, the paper was handed over to
Lok Sevak Mandal (Servants of People Society), a
non-profit organization started by freedom-fighter
Lala Lajapatrai. The society still runs the paper.
The Samaja Website
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Cuttack